title: Changes in the use of intoxicants after onset of pregnancy.
abstract: A sample of 416 pregnant women were interviewed with emphasis on their use of alcohol, tobacco, and legally prescribed and illegal drugs before and after onset of pregnancy. The results indicate a significant reduction in alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking and the use of legally prescribed and illegal drugs in connection with the pregnancy. There was no correlation between socio-economic level and use of intoxicants. There was a correlation, however, between the use of intoxicants by the pregnant women and the use of such substances by other significant persons in their environment.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ihlen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amundsen
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Sande
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daae
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs